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Yaba goes out of the system

Dear All:

My brother was addicted with Yaba and he was admitted to a rehabilitation center  in March 2010 for a month. After he came out he was totally OK for sometime. His wife called called and said that he is again addicted although when i talked with him he seems reasonable. He said 10/15 days back his wife asked him to bring yaba so that they can enjoy it during the 3 days holiday and both took Yaba together. Now his wife is saying that he again had yaba yesterday without telling her and when she asked denied having it. But when she said that she will leave him for good, he agreed and said that she did have it. When today i called and asked him he said he had it only yesterday and is not addicted. Now he is saying that to ask the doctor after how many days the yaba goesout of blood so that after that i can take him for checkup. And if in the blood test if yaba comes then he agrees to get himself admitted in the hospital.

My question is how many days should i wait to take him to the doctor for blood checkup i.e. after how many days his blood report will come clean? Please advice. Or is there anyway to tell if he is totally addicted or having it occasionally.

Regards
Simran
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599071 tn?1300068702
Yaba has a half life of around 9-12 hours.  If had not been using, he would generally return a clean blood test after 4 days but it could be longer if he is a heavy user.

I agree with Sarah, methamphetamine is very addictive & it seems likely that your brother is an addict who needs help.

Best wishes.
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495284 tn?1333894042
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Addiction is a life long thing.  Getting into recovery care will help him stay clean along with his desire to be clean also.  We need to hang around with people who dont do drugs and will be supportive of us.  I hope he will finish his schooling and get a good job.  Encourage him to do that.  I know you feel helpless and that is very frustrating.  You have to continue living your life as your brother needs to learn that he can live drug free on his own.  He has to want to stay clean.  Do you have NA or AA where you are at?
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Dear Sara and Madtram,

Thanks a lot the information. As my brother is saying that he had it only on 28-Dec-2010 which means that his blood test will come clean on 02-Jan-2011. So i would like to give him a chance till 02-Jan-2011. And if the test in 02-Jan indicates that he is a regular consumer of yaba then i will admit him to a rehabilitation center. But how long is it going to go like this. He is married with one beautiful son (one a year) and yet to complete 2 semester to complete his graduation. How long will it be like that. I am really worried cos without graduation he will not get a good job and this will again make him frustrated/depressed and he might again start drugs. I am also married and it will be difficult for me to continue with this forever. I sometimes feel helpless cos neither I can afford not can I leave him live this.

Please advise if it really possible for an addict person to fully cure from the addiction.

Regards
Simran
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495284 tn?1333894042
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I know you love your brother and dont want anything bad to happen to him but helping him wait out a drug screen isn't helping him at all.  Like i said before addicts cant use once in a while.  Please think about this.  We will be here to talk to you........sara
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495284 tn?1333894042
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I dont know the answer to your question.  If he is using drugs again wouldnt it be better to get him the help now before it is too late?  They must do a tox screen on him which finds the drugs he is doing.
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Dear Sarah,

Thanks a lot for your feedback. We used to take him every month to the rehabilitation center for regular checkup. There the doctors used to do a blood test from where they can easily identify if a person is having any drugs. I don't know the exact test name.

My question was when can I take him to the doctor for blood test so that the blood test result comes clean.

Regards
Nowshaba
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495284 tn?1333894042
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Your brother is still addicted to this.  What are the blood tests for?  Sounds like his wife needs to get educated on addiction also.  Addicts cant use recreational drugs of any type.  I hope they will both find their way.  This is a very dangerous drug.....sara
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